The Guthrie Daily Star (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 204, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 1912 Page: 8 of 8
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THE GUTHRIE STAR.
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II TUB GUTHRIE STAB, PIBLLSHUG COHWI.
Successor t* t*wt a Daily Star.
Successor to ths Muttall Baterprlse. ( ,
A. W. MAXWELL, PreeHent.
E. B. ALLEN, Business Manager.
W. H. HORNADAY, Editor.
Entered as second-class matter December IT. 1911, at
the postofflce at Guthrie. Oklahoma, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER, LOGAN COUNTY.
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DIRE DESPERATION.
No Btate in the Union, not even the older states
which have been piling up wealth for several cen-
turies, has gone as far as Oklahoma in the efforts
to tax industries, corporations and even individuals
in the hope of avoiding the levying of a heavy tax
on the people direct. These efforts have resulted
in the passage of laws which are today levying and
collecting as many as five different and various
kinds of taxes on some institutions of the state.
Last year the enormous sum of $608,537.35 was
raised by other than the direct advalor.um tax levy.
This item will be about the same for the coming
year. Yet the state board has just ordered a direct
tax levy of two and one quarter mills, which will
raise about $2,685,725.65 for this year. This will
give an aggregate of $3,294,263.00, or an annual de-
fiicit of about $1,300,000 for this year. Now, Mr.
Taxpayer, you are not much accustomed to figuring
out what the state officials are doing with your tax-
es, but the above will be easy for you as a basis for
estimating just about how many more years it will
be before they will have you and your property
mortgaged for all it is worth just to meet this rapid
ly and annually increasing debt. See?
RENT FREE FOR THE STATE.
If you want the state to furnish the two or three
millions for building a state house at Oklahoma
City, vote no j but if you want the state to move to
Guthrie and accupy the big convention hall and the
spacious stone, fireproof court house, all free of j tail tlieir wording f°rce and husband their resources
THE TRUTH IN A NUT SHELL.
If "Woodrow Wilson is elected, every manufactur-
er and business man will know on the morning of
November 6 that the tariff will be radically chang-
ed.
There will then ensue many months of anxious
waiting, during which time business men will cur-
WAN AMAKER'S EPIGRAMS.
Bon. John Wanamaker in an interview with a
Union Associated Press representative said:
"The tearing down of the constitution and the
tariff is like allowing a horde of enemies under the
spell of a reckless leader to rip off the armor plate
on our naval vessels.
"Nothing under heaven can stop the havoc of
desperate fighters but a continent-wide rally of the
Republican party.
"Taft and the top wave of prosperity, or destruc-
tion of industries, or the whirligig administration of
an unbalanced president.
"No new government ought to be permitted to
check existing prosperity.
"The pleading of millions of American citizens
from all over the land for work failed to stay the
destroying hand of Cleveland and his free trade
congress
An act, the Wilson tariff, that closed American
workshops, that reduced American wages and de-
graded American manhood to want, misery and
starvation.
"Do American farmers, American workingmen,
American manufacturers, American merchants, de-
sire a return to the Cleveland conditions 1 If so, the
way is open by the election of a free trade president
and a free trade congress.
I believe the Republican party can and will right-
ly revise the tariff."
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rent, then vote YES on the capital moving question.
Look at your tax receipt and then vote for your own
interests. ', d "fite i 'lit'
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YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY.
The said "$100,000" which was claimed to have
been paid to, not Governor Cruce, but to Lee Cruce
as a private citizen, and the 652 acres of scattered
land would not pay the moving expenses and the
rent of the state offices for a month and leave any-
thing for even a beginning of the sub-foundation of
the state house. If anything is ever done at Oklaho-
ma City the state will have to appropriate a million
or so of the taxes to start it, and the other appro-
priations would be both numerous and large.
HASKELL HITS OKLAHOMA CITY.
Ex-Governor Haskell refuses to be the goat in the
capital fight. Answering Oklahoma City's state-
ment that Haskell was responsible for taking the
capital to Oklahoma City before 1913, he declares
in a letter to Hon. A. II. Ellis of Garfield county,
that the amendment was so drawn that lie was forc-
ed to do what he did. Then he quotes an editorial
published in the Okahoma City Times before the
last election in which it was pledged that Oklahoma
City would pay all expenses until the capitol was
completed and put up a $1,000,000 building free for
the state. Haskell then says.
"It is simply up to the people of Oklahoma City
to make good or let the people of the state render
such verdict as they deem just and proper."
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GUTHRIE ACKNOWLEDGES HER MISTAKE.
Yes, Guthrie did leave off one very valuable tract
of that land, which will make now 59 different and
several pieces of land in various sections of Okla-
homa county.
The piece in question is twenty acres, and it lays
so much farther out in the eastern part of the coun-
ty that it was impossible to show it on that large
map, of nearly all of Oklahoma county.
Gnthrie is glad to hereby make this correction, as
this is one of the most valuable twenty acre tracts
they are trying to unload on the state.
against the blow that is sure to fall. When the new
tariff law is enacted, orders will be abroad for im-
mense quantities of goods. The withdrawal of or-
ders from American factories will cause every plant
to shut down, force millions of men into idleness
and line the side tracks with empty cars.
In order to pay the bills of the foreign manufac-
turers, millions of dollars of American gold will
have to be sent abroad. This will deplete the bank
resrves, with consequent calling of loans and the
sacrificing of securities in order to raise ready
money. This means commercial and financial pan-
ic.
The prosperity of 1892 faded away in less than
two years of Democratic administration under the
Wilson tariff law. The prosperity of 1912, the cli-
max of 16 years of Republican administration, will
also speedily disapear if the Democratic party comes
into power.
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REFUSED A WILSON BADGE.
On Saturday, October 12th, the Democrats held a
meeting at Vinita, Oklahoma, where the principal
speaker was a son of Champ Clark, speaker of the
house of representatives. Mrs. Champ Clark was
present. An incident which happened at the meet-
ing is thus reported in the editorial column of the
Vinita Chieftain, the Democratic official organ for
that county: I', - -
"Dr. W. Bailey Crawford, in a burst of Democrat-
ic enthusiasm, today pinned a Wilson badge on Mrs.
Champ Clark. The lady promptly order the chival-
rous doctor to remove it, as she refused to wear any
other badge save the 'houn dawg.' "
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UNION MEN, READ THIS.
This is what Woodrow Wilson said of union men
at the Princeton commencement in 1909:
"The tendency of the modern labor union is to
give employers as little labor as possible for the
amount they receive. I need not point out to you
how economically disastrous such a regulation of
labor is. It is so unprofitabl to the employer that
in some grades it will presently not be worth while
to attempt anything at all—our economic suprem-
acy may be lost because the country grows more and
more full of unprofitable service."
The fake reports just now being spread about
Prof. E. O. Richards are hardly worth noticing.
But some of the voters of Logan county may not
know the real facts. When but a boy, more than
ten years ago, his parents lived in Garfield county
for a few months. They moved from there to a
farm near Marshall and the professor has lived
there, a boy and a man, ever since; one lie about
him disposed of. He has for several years been at
the head of the Marshall schools, and is now the
principal. He worked energetically and contribut
ed money to the capital campaign two years ago.
That disposes of another lie. If there are any other
of these eleventh hour campaign lies sprung on him,
brand them as a lie and hit the liar and call on the
Star to back you up.
SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1912.
INSTRUCTING THE LEGISLATURE.
It is quietly understood that if the voters over the
state should decide to keep the state capital at Ok
lahoma City the gang down there will round up
each each member of the legislature with the pro-
position that because of such vote every member of
the legislature was thereby instructed to vote for
and support any appropriations that may be ar-
ranged for the commencement of the state capitol
building, even into the millions. That is now the
scheme.
Some of the candidates for the legislature are no-
tifying their constituents that if the voters decide
for Oklahoma City they will take the vote as an in-
struction to them to support any scheme Oklahoma
City may hatch up. And that is just what such a
vote will result in. Taxpayers may just as well
make up their minds to the inevitable if the election
goes in favor of Oklahoma City. And any voter who
fails to check his ballot on the capital moving pro-
position casts a vote for Oklahoma City retaining
the capital. So, Mr. Taxpayer, go to the polls Tues'"
day and put a cross on the "YES", and make sure
you vote on the proposition.
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Because they cannot "boss" the board of county
commissioners a few disgruntled men are trying to
throw the county business into the hands of the
Democrats. That is all there is to the spasmodic
tirade of a few disgruntled men now—or have been
—trying to beat Ed Oberholzer. His work before
the state board of equalization saved the county a
large amount of extra state taxes, besides he is the
best posted man on the conditions and the require-
ments of the county that could be elected to that
important place. Many careful business men of
other parties will vote for and work for him because
they want his business ability and experience.
There is a trio of Logan county farm boys whom
the Star feels like taking its hats off to; each one of
them has been on a Logan county farm since the '89
opening, and they were very efficient and success-
ful there and when given an opportunity" higher
up" they surely have more than made good.
And all of the bunch are to be heard from in the
future growth and development of this good county
and this great state. They are Neil Humphrey, R.
A. (Brose) Estus and Chas. Olson. If there is a
voter in Logan county who does not already know
them the time will come when they Will wish they
did. Cheek them all up on your ticket; they are
there.
With two good, strong men in the lower house of
the next legislature, Logan county needs in the
senate just such a man as Judge J. II. Burford. The
great interests of Guthrie and Logan county will re-
quire able and tactful men, men who are quick to
see the game of the other fellow, men who are alert,
men who are at work when the other fellow is nap-
ping, these kind of men must be sent to the next
state legislature, and with Judge Burford as the
leader, and Acton and McGuire as his able, experi-
enced assistants, that will be a strong, forceful
county delegation. Every voter in Logan county
should give this ticket their hearty support.
On the Republican ticket for sheriff of Logan
county you will find a strong, capable, well known
'89er, known to all citizens of Logan county. John
Mahoney will have a good majority at the close of
the election, and he will make a reliable, efficient
sheriff, as he has a wide, varied and extensive ex-
perience in that kind of work, including two years
in that office. Honest John Mahoney will poll a
strong vote among the large number of his old
friends who have so well known him since the
opening".
THE TRUE VALUATION
An old resident of Oklahoma City, a man who
passes on more land loans than any other inspector
in the state, declared openly and in prosence of
some of the state officers, that the land offered in
lieu of the "free million dollar" state house "is
worth $65,000 for speculative purposes and $14,000
for loan purposes." And that is what the capital
gang is trying to hoodwink taxpayers into believing
it is worth $1,400,000; why not claim it worth $1,-
500,000,000? The stretch of the imagination is but
a little more. One is as near the truth as the other.
A VERY SIMPLE BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Every merchant who was in business during 1893
to 1897 will have no trouble in recalling just how
his sales then compared with now.
There will be no trouble also in easily compar-
ing the quality of goods sold during 1893 to 1897
with the quality of goods sold at present all over
the country.
Also any man who was then in business will easily
compare his cash account then with the present
time; and he will also easily compare the security
of his credits then and now. • , ,
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Christmas is only about six weeks ahead now, and
one week later is New Years. If your taxes are not
paid by that time, a law enacted by a Democratic
legislature, says there will be an eighteen per cent
penalty attached for failure to pay.
In other words, the Democrats who have given
Oklahoma the most expensive state government ia
the West would force the taxpayers of the state to
pay for their extravagance and if the taxpayers of
the state fail they must pay an additional eighteen
per cent. This is the combined Christmas package
and New Year's greeting to be handed to the tax-
payers this year by the Democrats in control of this
8tate-
As the trusted working deputy of County Treas-
urer Fred Eitterbusch, Bob Stewart has learned the
technical, the practical things in that important of-
fice, and he not only has the ability, the exprience,
but he is well known all over the county as one of
the strictly honest men, whose life and personal
character are above suspicion. He has made a good
deputy; he will make a better county treasurer.
With a man of ability and experience of Ed Ob-
erholzer from the First district, L. M. Oliver front
the Second, and W. Cunningham from the Third,
the Republicans are presenting a strong, capable,
experienced board of county commissioners. The
great volume of important county business will be
carefully, honestly and successfully looked after by
these men. They are each and all worthy the sup-
port of the voters and especially the taxpayers and
the business men of the county.
ONE O'CLOCK LUNCHEON
By HOWARD L. RANN
Many careful and well posted men have com-
mended the Star for its candid endorsement of the
present register of deeds, and say they have had
much business with that office and have found it
a model in every respect. As a public official Ed.
McKean has the hearty endorsement of all who un-
derstand how careful and painstaking he is.
The same reliable ar.d meritorious Wm. Schellen-
berg will be re-elected as county weigher, and his
good majority of two years ago will be increased.
'Nuf said.
For the members of the lower house of the state
legislature the Republicans have two able, experi-
enced, tactful, forceful men. O. B. Acton has made
a good record in former legislatures, and Frank
McGuire is the making of a careful, powerful man
of affairs. They will make a splendid working team
and the interests of Logan county, very important
during tlj,e next few years, will be in able, capable
hands. They can't be beaten.
Oklahoma City surely flimflamed the legislature
into changing the "free million dollar capitol" for
a lot of cheap and scattered land lying on the outer
edges of the "city of bat houses," but she can not
fool the taxpayers into voting instructions to the
legislature to appropriate several more millions of
their taxes for a state house there.
The Republicans present a capable, worthy sur-
veyor as their candidate, and there need be no hes-
itancy, as he will have a good majority at the polls.
Under the present very bad law the county asses-
sor is one of the important county offices. It has to
do very largely with the taxes levied against your
property. E. B. Henry, the Republican candidate,
is well posted and has the ability to properly and
honestly conduct that very important office, and he
will be chosen by a large majority.
Judge J. C. Strang is good enough for all; the
other parties refused to place a candidate against
him. This is truly a merited compliment.
The one o'clock luncheon is a species of social li-
quidation with which women pay their debts of the
previous ten years and cause their husbands to
groan audibly in the neighborhood of the check
book.
One of these luncheons will usually hold a largo
family for quite an extended period, as for two days
previous everybody in the house is obliged to eat
in the kitchen and listen to the hired girl as she as-
saults the tinware.
In order to give an afternoon luncheon properly
it is necessary to repaper the house and have the
hardwood floors varnished by an aromatic mechan-
ic. After this is done, the dog usually manages to
lie down full length in the varnish and transfer
most of it to the furniture. If he should overlook
this, the children will attend to it for him.
The object of the luncheon is to enable the invited
guests to spring their fall clothes. There is no place
in the world where a woman can introduce a new
fall suit and hear more sotto voce com men 1 i on the
fit than at one of these gatherings. Some luncheon
guests become so expert that they can tell at a quick
glance whether the suit was bought of a mail order
house or was built by a home architect.
Luncheons are generally followed by music by
some visiting vocalist who does not tire easily and
who introduces some rag-time effects into a series
of Schumann songs. When this ordeal is over the
guests get out their embroidery and punch sono-
grams into table linen, sofa pillows and other lin-
gerie.
The conversation at a luncheon rarrrs from
Shakespeare to soup, and becomes mor* or less crit-
ical when the hostess is out of the roc, Pome-
times bridge whist is played for a souve r spoon,
bearing a picture of the court house or the new
Presbyterian church.
Luncheons are hard upon husbands, who have to
curl their legs around a lunch counter stool and pre-
tend to like it. Every husband, however, wants to
see his wife in the social swim, if it makes him al
dyspeptic for life.
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